Category: Walk Reports
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Not really a pub crawl walk (13th July 2019)
Saturday 13th July: a ‘Not Really a Pub Crawl’ walk Led by Richard S. He leads these walks because it gets him to the pub(s) first, and by the time the rest of the group get there, he is halfway down his first pint! 15 started from the Big Lay by, to stop fairly soon
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Ridgeway walk (June 29th 2019)
Saturday 29th walk: from Ridgeway A Graham Gill walk, with slight variations. Starting from near The Swan, we wandered through the churchyard only to find the exit gate firmly shut. Wandering back out the way we came, and further down the road, turned right, on a footpath that would take us to the ford at
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Unstone circular (27th June 2019)
Thursday 27th walk: ‘Joe’s Walk’ And it seemed, the height of summer, a nice sunny evening to take part in a Graham Gill 4 miler, nicknamed ‘Joe’s Walk’ Starting out at the Big Layby, a short stroll before crossing the road to wander past Unstone Hall, when we spotted the White Horse of Unstone, and
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Summerley circular (20th June 2019)
Thursday 20 June walk 18 members enjoyed a lovely sunny evening walk. About 4.5 miles from Coal Aston village hall via Firth Wood, Metapic Wood and Summerly. Lead by Jeannie and Adrian * Hmmm, Firth Wood! Chatting to my (Welsh) brother in law, he told me the Welsh word ‘Ffridd’ means ‘Open Space’. RLS
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Unstone line and Peak resort (17th June 2019)
Monday 17th June, postponed from Tuesday 11th UNSTONE LINE & PEAK RESORT WALK Just four members –Joe Kelsall, Richard Armstrong, Eileen and Graham Gill – turned up for this walk which was rearranged from the previous Tuesday due to heavy rain. The weather forecast for the day was a bit mixed but it turned out
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Johnnygate and Rumbling Street (13 June 2019)
Thursday 13th June: from (and to) Millthorpe: a David Blackburn walk. This walk was ‘just’ a 3.5 mile walk, but billed as ‘muddy’ ‘need wellies’ ‘need overtrousers’ but 6 of us set off quite merrily following David across streams, fields, through woods, more streams, more fields…calling in at places like Johnnygate, Rumbling Street…a great walk,
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Moss Valley learning walk (30th May 2019)
Thursday 30th May 2019: a Chris Turk ‘learning’ walk.Starting from the Coal Aston village hall car park, 32 walkers, many of whom were visitors to the group. We hope we made you all welcome, and hope you will join us as members…We went down to the Moss Valley. A lovely walk, easy pace, with so
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The dawn chorus walk (11th May 2019)
The Dawn Chorus Walk, Sunday 11th May. Eight DFBS members met up with our three birders ( Brian, Charles and Malcolm ) from the Dronfield Natural History Society at 4.30am for this year’s Dawn Chorus at Blackamoor Nature Reserve. The small car park there is at the side of Hathersage Road near Fox House, close
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Woodthorpe and Cartledge (17th April 2019)
David Blackburn’s Walk, Tuesday 17th April: 21 of us set off for a 5.5 milewalk from Gorsey Brigg this morning. Almost immediately we paused in Sindlefingen Park and had a look at the European Union Tree Circle. This was planted in 1992 to celebrate European unity following the signing of the Maastricht Treaty – how
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West Handley and Hundall (7th April 2019)
The final walk of the Winter Walks Programme: a Clive Waterhouse walk, from Carlisle Close, on a route via Old Whittington, West Handley and Hundall., on April 7th. Photos courtesy of Jack Lau